Blue Arrow Records

Yesterday, I was gifted some great LA CAVE ephemera by the nephew of Larry Brunner (former manager of the legendary club in Cleveland, LA CAVE). Mike Brunner contacted me about the ephemera after he saw our post about the Velvet Underground at La Cave mural created by

The handbill mailers are truly amazing as is the photograph of the La Cave. In addition to the Velvet Underground, check out the other legendary acts that played there: SOFT MACHINE, SILVER APPLES, jEFF BECK GROUP, TRAFFIC, NAZZ, SPIRIT, BB KING, NEAL YOUNG, THE FUGS, MOTHERS OF INVENTION, etc….

Thank you Mike.

Sonny Rollins died yesterday at the age of 95.

According to the wiki: “Sonny Rollins was famously nicknamed “Newk” because his facial features resembled those of the Brooklyn Dodgers star pitcher Don Newcombe.” (Sorry, I don’t know who that is.)

In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded more than sixty albums as a leader. Blue Arrow Records recently purchased a massive and impressive jazz collection. While we don’t have all 60 of his recordings, we do have 37 of those releases and they will be available for you to purchase this weekend.

REST IN PEACE, GOOD SIR!
Deepest sympathies to his family and friends.